Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
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Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
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Re: Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
#2It’s pretty clear that battery technology and cost efficiency is going to have to advance substantially before it can have a meaningful impact on air transport.
Blimps might be a slight exception.
Re: Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
#3It’s pretty clear that battery technology and cost efficiency is going to have to advance substantially before it can have a meaningful impact on air transport. Blimps might be a slight exception.
Or just use hydrogen, it's a much denser energy storage medium, and airflight is less cost sensitive than ground transportation.
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#4It’s pretty clear that battery technology and cost efficiency is going to have to advance substantially before it can have a meaningful impact on air transport. Blimps might be a slight exception.
I remember Sid Smith saying that we have enough lithium in known reserves to replace every car on earth one time.
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#5It’s pretty clear that battery technology and cost efficiency is going to have to advance substantially before it can have a meaningful impact on air transport. Blimps might be a slight exception.
I remember Sid Smith saying that we have enough lithium in known reserves to replace every car on earth one time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WPB2u8EzL8&t=35m29s
Yesterday I learned that Sodium batteries might become a contender to Lithium batteries. And they are safer.
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Re: Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
#7It’s pretty clear that battery technology and cost efficiency is going to have to advance substantially before it can have a meaningful impact on air transport. Blimps might be a slight exception.
Or just use hydrogen, it's a much denser energy storage medium, and airflight is less cost sensitive than ground transportation.
Or not bother with air taxis, civilisation won't collapse because some rich arsehole can't get across New York in five minutes.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or just use hydrogen, it's a much denser energy storage medium, and airflight is less cost sensitive than ground transportation.
Or not bother with air taxis, civilisation won't collapse because some rich arsehole can't get across New York in five minutes.
Sure, but on another hand we should encourage the rich asshole to spend his money so it could be useful to the rest of the economy.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or not bother with air taxis, civilisation won't collapse because some rich arsehole can't get across New York in five minutes.
Sure, but on another hand we should encourage the rich asshole to spend his money so it could be useful to the rest of the economy.
But does it?
Just because it got a battery, it doesn't mean it actually solves the issue "getting around without taking forever and wasting resources" well. In the long run, it would be better to reduce commutes. And that's something we can do with some policies, on paper. No need to invent human slingshots or anything.
Re: Battery supply problems faced by electric air taxis
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or not bother with air taxis, civilisation won't collapse because some rich arsehole can't get across New York in five minutes.
Sure, but on another hand we should encourage the rich asshole to spend his money so it could be useful to the rest of the economy.
Universal basic income and massive carbon taxes to pay for it!
It’s about time we tax actual destruction, not a minimum wage earner’s Netflix subscription.